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03-17-2009
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| | Moving Virtual PC I want to reformat and install the original software that came with my Gateway Laptop running Vista Home. I also have Virtual PC installed running XP and other software that was not compatible with Vista. Is it possible to move Virtual PC to a portable hard drive and use it from there on a different computer, then move it back to the laptop after the reformat? Thanks for any info!!! Tom |
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03-17-2009
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| | Re: Moving Virtual PC "Tom M." <tmuntz@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:%23QOUR0wpJHA.4108@xxxxxx Quote: > I want to reformat and install the original software that came with my > Gateway Laptop running Vista Home. I also have Virtual PC installed > running Is it possible to move Virtual PC to a portable hard drive and use > it from there on a different computer, then move it back to the laptop > after the reformat? nothing more than two (or more) files in a folder. Think of them like documents. Just copy the virtual machine's folder onto the portable drive... Obviously, like Word and Excel, any machine into which you plug the portable drive will need to have Virtual PC installed... -- Mark Rae ASP.NET MVP http://www.markrae.net |
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03-17-2009
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| | Re: Moving Virtual PC On Tue, 17 Mar 2009 15:46:36 -0000, "Mark Rae [MVP]" <mark@xxxxxx> wrote: Quote: >"Tom M." <tmuntz@xxxxxx> wrote in message >news:%23QOUR0wpJHA.4108@xxxxxx > Quote: >> I want to reformat and install the original software that came with my >> Gateway Laptop running Vista Home. I also have Virtual PC installed >> running Is it possible to move Virtual PC to a portable hard drive and use >> it from there on a different computer, then move it back to the laptop >> after the reformat? >Virtual PC is just an application, like Word or Excel. Virtual machines are >nothing more than two (or more) files in a folder. Think of them like >documents. > >Just copy the virtual machine's folder onto the portable drive... > >Obviously, like Word and Excel, any machine into which you plug the portable >drive will need to have Virtual PC installed... machine and an AMD on the other. This make force you to reactivate. Also, unless you have the same family CPU on both machines, don't move your VMs in a saved state, shut them down. If you're not sure, it's always easier to move VMs successfully when powered off. -- Cheers, Steve Jain, Virtual Machine MVP http://vpc.essjae.com/ |
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